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21 September 2011

Poverty Line Planning Commission Earn Rs 25 Each day, Half Dollar a Day You are Rich Indian

USA
First know who is poor in USA as per American Government
How the USA defines the poverty line?
The American government defines the poverty line

1. as income of USD 22,314 (about Rs 10 lakh) a year for a family of four

2. and USD 11,139 (about Rs 5 lakh) for individual.Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010.' This report said that one in every six American is living below poverty line.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the head of Planing Commission.

Planning commission of India stated in a affidavit told to Supreme Court of India thatTendulkar rural poverty line of Rs 447 per capita per month about Rs 15 per day at2004-05 prices, equivalent to roughly Rs 25 per day today after adjusting for Inflation "ensures the adequacy of actual private expenditure on food, education and health."

In 25 Rs. what we can do?

How Government of India is going to decide who is poor in India.Who is below poverty line in India?According to the Planning Commission of India if any individual spends more than Rs 965 in a city then he will be considered rich Indian.If any individual spends Rs. 781 per month in a village then he is rich person.Thus if someone in India earns Rs. 965 a month he is rich Indian.

SM thanks for bringing the core issue on the fore front. I think this issues should be brought for national discussion and parameters for defining poverty needs to be redesigned. What is government hiding behind this poverty line? Is a matter of investigation.

“……….DEAR MANMOHAN SINGH & PLANNING COMMISSION OF SUPREME COURT……..what u think that the poverty line which u have fixed is something very gr8 decision u have made……if u think so then I really invite u at my place for just a month and give u ur fixed budget of a month…..to take out a month (i.e. 965 per month)…..along with maintenance, light bill, whole month food storage, traveling, fees of education, stationary, medical expenses…etc…..if u take out all this I will salute u…..and will consider u as a rich person…….”